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By Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s new hardline coalition partner unshackles her security ambitions and gives U.S. President Donald Trump room to press for military spending, but her fragile government may put a brake on what she can do. An admirer of conservative British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Takaichi was sworn …

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(Coorects spelling of government in headline) BANGKOK (Reuters) -The likely date for a general election in Thailand is March 29, a senior government official told Reuters on Friday after Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul discussed the issue with the country’s Election Commission. The Prime Minister has earlier said he plans to dissolve parliament by the end …

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By Yimou Lee, Ben Blanchard, Trevor Hunnicutt and Michael Martina TAIPEI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Unable to just pick up the telephone to U.S. President Donald Trump due to its unusual diplomatic predicament, Taiwan has hit upon a different way to bend his ear – an outreach to the MAGA world that has been backed by the White …

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By Andrew Osborn, Jeff Mason and Timothy Gardner MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin remained defiant on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump hit Russia’s two biggest oil companies with sanctions to pressure the Kremlin leader to end the war in Ukraine, a move that pushed global oil prices up 5%. The U.S. sanctions prompted …

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By Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will make state visits next week to South Korea when the country hosts Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) events, South Korea’s top security adviser said on Friday. South Korean President Lee Jae Myung plans to hold summit meetings with Trump and Xi …

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